by Heather Tucker, USA TODAY Sports

by Heather Tucker, USA TODAY Sports

The Washington Redskins aren't the only football team that will draw Dale Earnhardt Jr. to a game.

At least, not when a NASCAR sponsor is involved.

NASCAR's most popular driver for 10 seasons running attended the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on Tuesday for the second year in a row. He drove the No. 88 car bearing one of his Nationwide sponsors -- TaxSlayer.com. -- onto the field before the coin toss.

The company, which offers online tax preparation, also sponsored the game.

An avid Redskins fan, he also has been seen during the college football bowl season, in TV commercials for the Gator Bowl and tax preparation. If you watch the ad closely, you'll see his sister, Kelley, in the boardroom.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver already has begun preparations for the 2013 NASCAR season, in which he hopes to make history with his first Sprint Cup championship. Stock-car racing's premier series will unveil a new Sprint Cup car, with testing at Daytona International Speedway slated for Jan. 10-12.